Automobile-signal.



W. if. ROSE. ummol'u siaNAlU APLCATiON FILED AlN-L2, ISI?- Patented Dec. 3L w18.

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Ms @1-Wam? W. J', ROSE. AUTOMOBHE SIGNAL. APPUCANOH m51) mazpisn.

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Epecication of leters Patent.

Application led .ugnsi 2,

.-To all whom it may concern:

Be it known ehem X, WILLKAM 51 Rose, e citizen of the United State, residing et New Londen, in 'ehe county off 'New Lien den and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Autemobiieignais, is @specification My invention reintes e- :new sind usefui improvements in signaling devicee engi more particuiariy fiireeion signals iieiv use upon motor veiiicies fjie prim-ery obyieei of my invention consieing in che @revision ef? menuaiiy operable signai, mecheniene by means of which arsignei inrliceting en in` "sent, te turn in either direction may be played beth at' ehe from anni rear the vehieie,

Li. siiil further ebjeet of my 'inveneion rem sides in the-provision of e. en ppiemenzai sig nel et the rear of iie Vehicie einen .is also manually operebie anni Whie'i may be exposed to indicate ingention upon 'eine part ef the driver ibo step the vehieie.

A still further object that i eve in View is ton/leunt :iii of .the signale upon e eemmon supporing member which eXi-ens iongitudineiiy 0i the vehicle mici which is :free for turning movement orfier that the signals carried by it may ne swung into enfi out of active poeition.

In this connection anoiier object Wiiieii I imve in View is the arrangement,

for normally iieiiiing the su porting member in certain position end for zwi' niatieaiiy returning the member ifo such pe- Si'tien ae soon es e. opereing gpeei er lever has been i'eieeseii.

A stiil further object of my invention; consisfs in constructing; che signeis pre-per in ait '-'Lhey may be iiiiizned and therefore employe@ eniiit.

Tvvizn Thee@ and einer eijecge i View my invention xviii be mere fully i'iee'eribefi, inuei'ntef in the nccomp..nyin(y irnwings und then 's])ecifioi'iiyY peinte@ one iie c'fzims which are heo se emi form e part of 'i'his appiiceiion.

Figure is u 'i'ionfzi ferm y1fsignzii applied wc a View v iliiiugix metilo@ ef mei means :and Riso ie @rating pedeg,

:freut eieva* c of which "che following l Waring below the .level patented Dee. 3i, i918., serial ne. ieeioe. 4

Fig 3 is e pien View of ehe porting member and signals;

e is e perspective View ei the struc-- ture shewn in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective View ofl one of the brackets for the Signai supporing member;

- 6 is a iongitudinei seetionai View teken through one of che signals proper; iehe freni eievetien of the srucure siiown in. eig, Si;

Fig. 5 is see'bienaij Viewr ce. een on the. line 8-S ef Fig. 7 looking in he direcion of the err'eWr-J;

F 9 is an eievaion voic the suppiemefmi empioyed;

tig. l0 is a sectional View teken en che Eine l-10-of Fig. 9; d

1l is a. diagrammatic ing system which may be my signal.

In order 'to insure a, eiezllr and :iceuree underetending of my invention I have iilusitreeezi it in connection with e motor vehieie i@ iiev, 5g; the front axle 1l, reef axle 1:2, and sie freine' members 13 .supporting 'the i'ieor fili.. Supporting brackets 15 have their signa-i sup- View 0f a, Wirenipeyeci with ende secured Le o'posite portions of the in'rame'ineiniers y boite i6 er other suitebie fastening devices and the interrnerfiiate peuione of these brackets piojeci downof the sixties of the Vehicle and in niinenien. 'with eee-ii other nncieenlreiiy of the vehicle. The intermediee poriens ef eiiese brackeie Aire shaped 'e provide haii: bearings l? Wiiieii eoperete ii haii briefing" members 18 connected by Ymite l to provide bee-rings fer a tubular eimie'i support-ing member er rock shaft 20 Wnichis preferabiy in the form of e metaiiic pipe of such length es to project slightly e- :Vond the freni and rear axles of the vehicle am? Weich free for urning; ille beariiws.

iengzh pi'm'ide i n te receive e erese bnr the i'neiiibeii 20 r @i Wizieii ber, imi' wiii n.

tile 'i4 ie, such eeperete.

to iioid sig? el g To uber 20 in ceiimn predwernnlie-c po' i i and te return u', io euch i?? mined to anyV other positoie Tine bei* ec eimer side mi lli 'mill position as'soon as such pressure is removed. 4

The ends of the tubular supporting member 20 are externally threaded to receive caps 28 to which the signals proper are at tached. Two coperating signal devices '29 are attached to each cap and project radially from the cap and at right angles to each other, as best indicated in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. Each' signal device includes a casing 30 preferably having the configuration of an arrow and open at its front. That wall of the casing forming the butt of the arrow is provided with a projecting arml which 1s rlveted or notherwise secured as' shown at 32 to one .armv of an l..shaped bracket 33, the opposite arm of which is secured to the cap 28 by bolts or screws 34. A hinged closure 35 is provided for each casing 30 and each closure includes an open channeled frame 36 inclosing and supporting a closure proper 37 of g'lass or other suitable transparent material, preferably of a distinctive color, such as red. Spring clips 3S serve to normally hold the closures in position as shown in Fig. 7. The back wall of ea'ch casing lis provided with an opening surrounded by a flange or collar 39 in which may be secured an electric light bulb receiving socket 40 in order tha-t the signal device may be lighted at night. rThe wires from these sockets are preferably run into openings-4l adjacent theends of the tubular supporting member 20 and along' this member to its intermediate portion and through ali opening 4Q formed in the member from `which they may be led to any suitable source of currentand controlling switches.

ln addition to the above described signal mechanism the cap QS at the rear of the supporting member 20 carries an additional or supplemental signal device 43 best shown in Figs. 3, 9 and 10 of the drawings. rlhis device includes a substantially rectangular Acasing 44 secured to the `end ofthe capby bolts or other fastening. devices 45 and having an inner transparent closure 46 includi ing a channeled frame 47 and glass 48. This glass 48 has inscribed upon it a suitable Warning such as the Word Stop, as shown in Fig. 9, and the entire inner closure is normally hidden from view by an outer closure 49 hinged to the casing, as shown lx1-50, to hang down over the inner closure or to be swung upwardly to expose the signal. The end of the cap 28 is formed With an opening to receive an electric light bulb socket 5l in order that the signal may be illuminated at night. A-

jit spaced intervals clamps 52 are secured about the signal supporting member 20 and each of these clamps has a'projecting arm 53 terminating in a bearing 54. These Vclamps are so arranged that the bearings 54 are Vin alinemeut with each other to receive a reciproeally mounted roc 55, one end of which projects through an ear 56- formed upon tie outer closure of the signal 43. This end of the' rod 55 i's threaded to receive nuts-57 engageable against opposite faces of the ear 'which is slotted for the passage of the rod. lt will therefore be seen that reciprocation of the rod will act to raise and lower the outer closure of the signal 43. A hand lever 58 passes freely through an opening inthe floor 14 and is pivoted at its lower end to the rod 55 adjacent one of the bearings 54. A spring :'39 surrounding the rod 55 and connected at one 'end to one of the bearings 54 and engaging 'at its other end about the pivotal connection oi' the rod and lever, serves to normally hold the rodin forward position to. keep the outer closure or cover 49 shut. rlfhis connection' of lever and rod 55 does not in any way in terfere with turning movement of the signal supporting member 20'and the lever may at any time be opera-ted to force the rod 55 rearwardly and open the closure 45) to expose the stop signal.l

Obviously the supply of current to the lights may be controlled in any desired manner. For instance, all of the signal lights may be included. in a common circuit with a suitable source of current and a single switch may be employed for opening the circuit during the day-time and closing it at night. I

On the other serving current, a system, such as that shown in Fig. 1l, may be employed in which the lights 60. and (31are the lights in the two signal casings at the `front of the vehicle, the lights (S2 and'63 are the lights in thev corresponding signal casings at the rear of the vehicle and thelight 64 is the light in 'the supplemental `signal casing 43. ln this system a three-point switch 65 including the swinging switch blade 66 andthe contacts 67, (3S and (Si), selectively engagcable by the blade is employed. A wire 70 connects one pole of a battery 71er other suitable source of current supply with the switch blade, while wires 72 and 73 connect the contacts G7 and Gdwith the lights G0 and 61 and a wire 74 connects the contact 68' with the light (54. lVires 75 and '76 connect the lights 6G and Gil to tl e lights GQ and 63, respechand, as a means for con-v ico j louter.

.of the foot peda the direction in While the otherwil'l point-in a vertical'direc- L tion.- The stop signals may any time by swinging the hand lever 5 8 to position and' the 40 'scribed myv invention in Lessinia tively, and lWires 77, 78` and 79connect thelights 62, 63 and 64 to the other pole of the they willffbe lighted only Whe 'l g given.

In operation for the'sakeof simplicity,- 'howeven I- will assume that all of are lighted as my signal device is capable of operating .in that. manner.

position of the signals at both the front and rear of the -veliicle is that shown in F ig. 1 v

for theyfront andFig. 9 7l-or thefrear, the

4 3 beinginlowered position. 'Under these circumstances the front signals point up# Wai'dly at anangle of 45 to thehorizontal and so indicate that'the driver has no intent or turning. f Any time the iriver wishes lie may by pressin against one or the other supportingmember- 20 in one direction or the other to swing eaoli pairof signals so tliatone off-the which lie intendete turn pedal 27 which hasbeen depressed is'released the springs 23 willretiirn the signals to normal have its olosureswung to active or lowered position assoon as tli'e lever A58 is' released througlithe action-of the spring). 'iislthougli I have illustrated' and deall' ofits details,A it will ofcourse be 'understoodgth-at do not li tojbe limited. to the specific features ,illustrated and described; biitreserve the will be readily appreciated' .fiomftliis diagram', thev signal hgh-telai the l... )acting only of theeai'and operable by a signal is the iigha The normal` thereof,i caps ciesurefoftlie additional signal device siichv signal device, and means for' swinging f supplemental; signal' will4 right to make any' cliaiiins wii-ic-li may fall" Witliinthe scope of the :appended rlaiin's. For instance, tliejubiilai' signal .supporting member QOmay be located near ilie side of the. vehicleinstead of beneatlitiie center if inay be replaced by ajslioi'tei' lever pro.-

driver.

` Havingtloiis described the invention', what i `is claimed-asv new is:

l.v In direction signals 'for vehicles, fi rock Furthermore, -tlie lianil lever 581 the vehicle to piojecto'eyond oppositeends .iitted ii'pon shaftgfand1 signals connectedjto and carried by th e said.

vehicle, the caps ingl the said signals.

2; In a direction.signalfosoillatory sup-` porting means adapted tovsupporta' iiglit signal to swing therewith,f'

and left-v vhand a signal device mounted iipoii one extremity of the said ii'ieaiis a shutter normallyv aiding `suoli signal device,

and means ',for'swinging the sliiittei' to inactive position and mounted upontlie said ii'stinentioned ineans to osin av direction signal,v porting glit signal device-mounted upon one extremity a sliiittei normally hiding the shutter'tofinactive position and mounted upon the said first inentionedn'ieans to oseillate therewith,4 t esaid last mentioned means including bearingscarried by they said first ecipi'ocally mount- 'f Aedl in the said bearings and operatively en. gaged .with tlie shutter,

mentioned means, a rod" if and' i'iie'aiis for re-V ciprocating the said rod. A l

In testimony whereof llaix my signature.

ivitiliniaanosn [Lay the ends ogeaidr caps to swing/with the shaftv and ari-ange(r at the fiont"'and i1ear of the being .removable for displachand signalto swing tlieieivitli, la, 

